Hi,
I don't know if this is considered a bug. but..
(TextMorph new string: 'Text me!' fontName: 'ComicSansMS' size: 26) openInWorld.
..shows the proper font but has font size 11.
Looks wacky to me... -KenD
On Tuesday 02 November 2004 12:34 pm, Ken Dickey wrote:
I don't know if this is considered a bug. but..
(TextMorph new string: 'Text me!' fontName: 'ComicSansMS' size: 26) openInWorld.
..shows the proper font but has font size 11.
Hi Ken,
(I guess you're a neighbor, since I'm in Stanwood...)
Don't confuse 'size' with 'pointSize'. The font operations that have 'size' in their names refer to nominal height in pixels. And since a point is not the same as a pixel, these differ by a factor of 96/72 (by default).
I picked a nominal factor of 96 dpi because it was close to the actual resolution of today's display devices.
Plus,
fontOfSize: whatever
will find the closest *pixel* size to whatever.
So if you ask for a 26 pixel tall font (which is what you did), this is going to find the closest available font size to 26 pixels/19.5 points.
Which apparently was the 11 point font you found.
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